Workers' Communist Party (in Norwegian: Arbeidernes Kommunistparti), a Norwegian communist party. Founded in 1973, as Arbeidernes Kommunistparti (marxist-leninistene), it arguably holds the leftmost ground in mainstream Norwegian politics. It does not participate in elections, but members have "activity duty", meaning that they have to work for the party's goals - passive members are not accepted. The precise number of its members is unknown.^[1] Image File history File links Logo of the Workers Communist Party of Norway. ... In modern usage, a communist party is a political party which promotes communism, the sociopolitical philosophy based on Marxism. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1973 calendar). ... The examples and perspective in this article may not represent a worldwide view. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...

On February 22, 2006, the party opened some of its archives to the public, in a move the party argued was to hit out at all the rumours surrounding the party. February 22 is the 53rd day of every year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

History

Two trends led to the formation of AKP (m-l):

• The radical movements of Western academic environments in the late 1960s and early 1970s, particularly within the context of the Vietnam war
• The split between the Soviet Union and China, which caused an ideological crisis among "old school" communists

The founders of AKP (m-l) came from what was then known as SUF, or Sosialistisk Ungdomsforbund (Socialist Youth League). SUF had been started as the youth wing of the Sosialistisk Folkeparti, but broke away in 1969 as it developed into a stalinist-leninist direction. Following the split SUF was renamed SUF(m-l). The term Western world or the West can have multiple meanings depending on its context. ... Plato is credited with the inception of academia: the body of knowledge, its development and transmission across generations. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... Combatants Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) United States of America South Korea Thailand Australia New Zealand the Philippines Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) National Liberation Front (Viet Cong) Strength ~1,200,000 (1968) ~420,000 (1968) Casualties South Vietnamese dead: 1,250,000+ US dead: 58,226 US wounded... Socialist Peoples Party (in Norwegian: Sosialistisk Folkeparti) was splinter group of the Norwegian Labour Party (DNA). ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ...

As a result of the activity duty, many party members practiced "self-proletarisation" on the party's orders, working as manual labourers. Later, the party encouraged its well-educated members to take work as teachers, particularly in higher education.

As a part of their policy, AKP members have joined and tried to split several voluntary organisations in a socialistic direction, particularly those related to feminism, labor unions and anti-racism.

AKP does not put its name on election ballots, choosing instead to work through Red Electoral Alliance. Recently it has been discussed whether AKP should remove the activity duty and merge fully into the Red Electoral Alliance. Raud Valallianse/Rød Valgallianse or Red Electoral Alliance is an alliance of left wing groups formed into a political party to promote revolutionary socialist ideas in the Norwegian parliament. ... Raud Valallianse/Rød Valgallianse or Red Electoral Alliance is an alliance of left wing groups formed into a political party to promote revolutionary socialist ideas in the Norwegian parliament. ...

Klassekampen used to be the party's daily newspaper in the 1970s, but is today associated to a slightly wider political spectrum. AKP was also associated to Oktober Forlag, a publisher. Currently the party publishes the monthly newspaper akp.no and the quarterly magazine Rødt!. A Norwegian daily newspaper, Klassekampen (Norwegian for Class Struggle} styles itself the newspaper of the left with a readership of about 33,000 as of January 2004. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... A publisher is a person or entity which engages in the act of publishing. ...

Membership

Some members or close sympathisers of AKP, both present and former, and their current position, as published in Dagbladet^[2]. Dagbladet is Norways third largest newspaper with a circulation of 191,164 copies in 2002. ...

• Pål Steigan, freelance consultant.
• Sigurd Allern, former chief editor of Klassekampen currently professor of journalism at the University of Oslo.
• Jorun Gulbrandsen, current leader of AKP.
• Hilde Haugsgjerd, chief editor of the evening edition of Aftenposten.
• Bjørgulv Braanen, current chief editor of Klassekampen.
• Olav Martin Mugaas, former chief of Duplotrykk, the publisher of Klassekampen, currently the CEO of Aftenposten.
• Jon Michelet, former chief editor of Klassekampen, also a well known writer.
• Jahn-Arne Olsen, general secretary of the association of Norwegian journalists.
• Egil "Drillo" Olsen, manager of the Norwegian national football team 1990–1998. Manager of Fredrikstad FK for a period in 2005.
• Knut Olsen, host of several shows at the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation.
• Otto Jespersen, famous TV comedian.
• Geir Mork, CEO of the publisher Gyldendal.
• Anders Heger, CEO of the publisher Cappelen.

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• Torstein Dahle, chairman of Red Electoral Alliance and councillor in Bergen
• Dag Solstad, novelist
• Erling Folkvord, councillor for Red Electoral Alliance in Oslo
• Herman Kristoffersen, mayor of Tromsø
• Per Petterson, novelist

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References

• ^ "They worshipped Stalin, Mao and Pol Pot", article in Aftenposten.
• ^ Freedom of speech as bread and butter, article in Dagbladet
• ^ Mao, min Mao, by Hans Petter Sjøli. Book about AKP (m-l), published in 2005.

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External links

• ((Norwegian)) Arbeidernes kommunistparti - Official website
• ((English)) Workers' Communist Party - Site in English
• ((Norwegian)) ml-historie.no - Party archives